Media

Stories From Work Zones

Click on the videos to play. Playlist >> 

Other Video and Audio:

• School program:
  Video (WMV, :40, 1 MB), audio (MP3, :40, 293 KB), transcript (PDF, 89 KB)
  
  
• Driving in work zones:
  Video (WMV, 1:35, 3 MB), audio (MP3, 1:35, 1.5 MB), transcript (PDF, 88 KB)
  
  
• Work zone offenses:
  Video (WMV, :55, 1.6 MB), audio (MP3, :55, 825 KB), transcript (PDF, 86 KB)
  
  
• Highway worker dodges traffic:
  Video (WMV, :51, 1.5 MB), transcript (PDF, 93 KB)
  
  
  (Download the free Windows Media player here.)

A 10 Year Milestone

Although VDOT's Bristol District developed an internal awareness campaign in 1997, the first national work zone awareness week was launched in 2000 in Springfield. Learn more about the evolution of the campaign in the article "A Decade of Safety" in the March/April 2010 issue of Public Roads.

Statistics

In Virginia, there were more than 2,000 crashes in work zones on state-maintained roadways in 2008. Of those crashes, six people died and more than 1,000 were injured. The majority of crashes occurred on primary routes and involved drivers in their early 20s. 

2008 Work Zone Statistics

Crashes: 2012 (11.3% Decrease over 2007 figure of 2268) 

Injuries: 1001 (9.2% Decrease over 2007 figure of 1102)

Fatalities: 7 (45.5% Decrease over 2007 figure of 11)

Work Zone Crashes/Injuries on State Maintained Roadways From 2004 - 2008

Crashes by State Roadway System:

•  653 occurred on the Interstate System (32.4%)
•  792 occurred on the Primary Route System (39.4%)
•  567 occurred on the Secondary Route System (28.2%) 

2008 Work Zone Crashes by State Roadway System

For more information, contact:

Virginia Department of Transportation
Office of Public Affairs
1401 E. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-786-2801 TTY: 711
E-mail: David.Rush@VDOT.Virginia.gov

Page last modified: April 20, 2010

 

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